03Jul/13

Organ donation opt-out scheme given go-ahead in Wales – The Independent


The Independent

Organ donation opt-out scheme given go-ahead in Wales
The Independent
Roy J Thomas, chief executive of Kidney Wales Foundation, said: “Deemed consent has a positive and sizeable effect on organ donation rates of some 25% to 35% higher on average in presumed consent countries. ”One person dies every week in Wales 
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Wales becomes first country in the UK to approve opt-out organ donation systemMetro
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03Jul/13

Stem – cell transplants may purge HIV – Nature.com


Nature World News

Stem – cell transplants may purge HIV
Nature.com
Daniel Kuritzkes, a researcher working with two ‘Boston patients’ who may have been cured of HIV, speaks at an AIDS conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. International AIDS Society/Steve Forrest/Workers’ Photos 
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HIV ‘Cured’ in Two Boston Men Following Stem Cell TransplantNature World News
The Independent –northwestohio.com
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